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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Peks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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158 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Peks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Hammer! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hammer lands with a nice body punch. Hammer swings for the body but Peks moves out of range.
Peks thows a body shot but no joy. Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Peks looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range. Peks takes a body punch but keeps moving. Peks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Peks just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hammer. Hammer connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big left from Peks misses. Hammer moves out of range as Peks strikes. No luck for Peks with that takedown attempt. Hammer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Peks tries to land a leg kick but Hammer saw it coming and moves away.
Peks misses with a straight right. Peks misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand! A punch combination from Peks misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammer checks a leg kick nicely. Peks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammer. Peks swings and misses with a shot to the body and Hammer counters with a one-two to the body. Danny Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Peks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Peks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Peks misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Hammer lands a jab-cross combination. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A good leg kick by Peks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Peks throws a leg kick but Hammer sees it coming and moves out of range. Hammer lands with a nice combination. Peks backs away looking to recover. Hammer jabs Peks to the body, keeping him at a distance. Peks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peks is defended easily by Hammer. Juan Peks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Peks misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Peks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peks dodges the punch combination from Hammer.
Peks throws a low kick but Hammer moves out of range easily. Peks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hammer checks it well. A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Peks does a little dance to reset his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Peks misses with a low kick.
Peks throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hammer dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peks moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hammer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peks backs up against the cage.
Hammer throws a nice looking combination but Peks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Peks misses with a hook
and Hammer counters with a right hand to the body. Peks throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Peks is just out of range. A punch combination from Hammer misses. Hammer takes a swing at Peks's ribcage but misses. Hammer misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Peks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Hammer swinging wildly here.
A clash of legs there as Hammer blocks the low kick. Peks misses with a body punch
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab. Hammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Hammer jabs Peks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Peks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Peks tried to score with a low kick but Hammer checks it. Peks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Hammer checks the leg kick. Danny Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup. Peks wants to land a leg kick but Hammer is out of range. A punch lands to the side of Peks 's head but he takes it in his stride. Peks takes one to the chin there. Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Peks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Peks throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a left to the body. Hammer misses with a wild combination.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer checks a leg kick. Hammer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peks's head. Peks wants to land a leg kick but Hammer is out of range. The fighters circling - Peks throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hammer misses with a wild body shot. Peks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Hammer misses with a wild combination.
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Peks avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Hammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Peks avoids them all with ease. Peks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Peks. Some bone on bone action there as Hammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Hammer tries to bum rush Peks with a series of wild strikes but Peks uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Peks drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hammer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Peks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer is keeping the position for now. Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Peks is proving a slippery customer.
Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Hammer keeping moving, preventing Peks from controlling successfully. Peks with a nice head shot there. Peks postures up and lands a big shot to Hammer's brow. Peks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammer has momentary wrist control but Peks slips an elbow through the middle. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Peks trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom. Peks works over Hammer with some ground and pound from guard. Hammer can't keep his opponent in guard - Peks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Peks is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peks connects with a nice short shot to Hammer's temple. Peks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Hammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Peks is pressing down on Hammer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hammer is holding on for now. Peks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Peks frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hammer wants to hold on but Peks pushes him away. Hammer is trying desperately to improve position. BOOM! Peks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Peks dominating with strikes here. Hammer tries to hold on but Peks pushes him away. Peks with good strikes from the mount here! Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Peks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hammer looks a forlorn figure.
Hammer is rocked! Hammer takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Peks's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Peks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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